Senior Software Engineer (Ruby)

Signify Technology; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Signify Technology in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and scale the platform's core systems, with high impact and direct exposure to leadership. You will contribute to product direction, technical standards, and team culture.

The role focuses on building scalable backend services, collaborating with frontend teams, and promoting engineering best practices, including code reviews, testing, and documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Strong backend experience, ideally with Ruby or similar languages.
• Familiarity with React or other modern frontend frameworks is a plus.
• Experience with infrastructure tools like AWS and Terraform is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable backend systems and user-facing products.
• Contribute to evolving system architecture with a focus on performance and reliability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure technical work aligns with business needs.
• Promote engineering best practices including code reviews, testing, and documentation.

Skills

5+ years

Backend Ruby

Frontend React

Cloud AWS

Terraform knowledge

Tools

Ruby

React

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $120,000-$180,000 + Benefits

Location: Onsite - Austin, Texas

Company Overview: A series A, venture-backed startup is building a suite of financial tools designed to bring greater flexibility and transparency to a historically underserved market. The company supports both individuals and businesses through a platform that simplifies key financial and operational workflows. Founded by experienced operators with prior startup success, the team is backed by top-tier fintech and consumer tech investors. The company is entering a new phase of growth and is expanding its engineering team to support increased demand and an ambitious product roadmap.

Role Overview: The Senior Software Engineer will play a key role in designing and scaling the platform’s core systems. This is a high-impact position with direct exposure to leadership and an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to product direction, technical standards, and team culture.

Location: Candidates should be based in Austin, TX, as the product and leadership teams operate locally in an in-office model.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable backend systems and user-facing products
• Contribute to evolving system architecture with a focus on performance and reliability
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure technical work aligns with business needs
• Promote engineering best practices including code reviews, testing, and documentation

Ideal Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering
• Strong backend experience, ideally with Ruby or similar languages
• Familiarity with React or other modern frontend frameworks is a plus
• Experience with infrastructure tools like AWS and Terraform is a bonus